Storm sash ventilator



April 4, 1950 M. J. ZI'NNER STORM SASH \VENTILATOR Filed Feb. 4, 1949' INVENTOR. 7 MICHAEL J. ZINNER a g 1. Z

Patented Apr. 4, 1-950 ..;-S,T.ORM...SASH 'VENTILATOR :rrnnheerrszmner, Milwaukeerwis.

fl'Ailliilication February 4, I949IZSeriaIi'NoI 142627 .3 iIClhi ms. (CUBS-"-97 "*Myrzinvention"rel'atestoiistomirsash ventilators v and"v more; "particularly-rte"means ffor ventilating enclosures 7701""10OII1S provided with "windows equipped" with storm*sashes.

"They-object of my'invention"fis" to provide a means for"covering"am-aperture of any "sizefor contour with a screen and closing means constructed in a simple manner to enable the assembled unit to be attached with the aid 'of two screws.

Another object of my invention is to provide a storm sash ventilator that is a self-contained unit and may be sold as an accessory, may be easily and economically manufactured, and yet be efficient for the purpose for which it is intended.

It is manifest to anyone familiar with storm sash construction that many methods and means have been devised to permit air circulation during moderate weather. The usual procedure is to provide a plurality of apertures in alignment with one another, or an elongated slot to be cut through a portion of the storm window frame, and to provide two separate pieces, one attached stationary to the frame, another tobe hingedly attached to the frame to form a cover for the openings. The device described and claimed herein is a complete unit that may be applied over the openings in the frame and provides a screen and closing means that may be attached by means of two wood screws or the like.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds and when taken in conjunction with the drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fdevice attached to a fragmentary portion of a storm sash.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view ofthe device applied to the frame of a storm sash Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the screen and screen frame.

Figure 4 is a front view of the-closing portion.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of the'assembled device.

Figure 6 i a cross-sectional view as in Figure 2, showing the screen frame channeled to support the screen, and i v 'Figure '7 is a top fragmentary view of the closing portion.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and referring now to the same, the character In shows a storm sash frame which is constructed in a manner to support panes 'jof glass shown as H. f

Thebottomsportioniofthe Stormsash"framel*0 is shown provided withan elongated 'rslot ''&-l 2. This slot may be of any sizeor contounan'd may consist of a series of. apertures-in: direct'-'alignm'ent-"with one another.

There is a' m'etafframe w sh-own" of angle con struction in Figure 2, but may be of a channel construction as shown in Figure 6. This metal frame I3 is shown with semi-circular ends. However, it may be of any shape or contour, and is provided with a pair of cross members 14 disposed near the end of the frame l3.

There is a section of screen shown as l 5 which is of the same shape and contour as the metal frame l3. This screen is disposed within the frame [3, either supported by the channel or by the angle construction, to keep it in position. There are apertures 16 shown through the cross members l4 and a closing portion which may be constructed of wood or metal is shown as I! and is hingedly supported by a screw l8 through the aperture l6 at one end of the frame 13, and a stationary member I 9 forming a part of the closing portion is shown stationary attached and supported by means of a screw '20 through the aperture IS in the frame portion l3. The screws l8 and 20 may be wood screws and may enter into the wood frame of the sash l0. By tightening up these screws, the frame I3 is drawn tight against the face of the sash ID.

The portions l1 and I9 may be beveled at 2| as shown in Figure 7, and the frame 13 may be provided with outwardly extending lugs shown as 22 in Figure 3. These lugs have apertures 23 to be used when screws are employed to fasten the'frame I3 to the window sash I0, when the closing portions l1 and 19 are attached to the frame by means of screws or rivets through the apertures H5 in the frame.

In the chosen embodiments of my invention there are features not heretofore disclosed in the prior art, and although'I have shown a particular arrangement of the component parts, I am fully cognizant of the fact that many changes in their form and configuration may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is: 1

1. A device of the character described c0mprising an elongated channeled outer frame, a screen disposed within saidframe and supported by said channels, said frame provided with trans.- verse members near both of itsends, a stationary closing member attached to one end of said frame and supported by one of said transverse members, a movable closing member pivotally attached to the other end of said frame and supported by the other of said transverse members, said stationary and movable members arranged to engage with one another at their depending ends, and means for attaching the assembled unit to a surface.

2. A device of the character described comprising an elongated frame forming an enclosure, a screen member of the same shape and contour as said frame disposed within said enclosure; said frame having outwardly extending-attaching members integrally formed therewith, said frame further provided with transverse members near both its ends, a stationarymember attached to one of said transverse members, of s'aid'frame; said stationary member having its inwardly disposed end tapered, a movable member pivotally attached to the other of said transverse members of said frame, said movable member having its depending end tapered for engagement with said stationary member.

3. A device of the character described compriseof the same shape and contour as said frame disposed within the frame and supported by said channels, closing means constructed of two parts, one of said parts pivotally mounted to said frame, the other of said parts of said closing means permanently attached to said frame, the depending ends of said closing portions arranged for engagement with one another at their depending ends, and meansfor attaching the entire assembled'unit to asurface.

MICHAEL J. ZINNER.

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